MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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